The Revolutionary memory chip

Young scientist, Jun Yao, recently found a breakthrough in the nanoelectronic field. When Yao tried to create memory devices based on graphite for school, he realized that he could create "nanocrystalline pathways in silicon oxide", by supplying voltage. Small pulses of about 8 and 3.5 volts would continuosly break and repair the "pathways". This technique became helpful to the development of the "two-terminal resistive memory bit". This discovery may pave the way to a 3-D memory chip. He actually found out that a "strong pulse through a layer of silicon oxide sandwiched between semiconducting silicon would strip off oxygen atoms, creating the nanoscale bit between the terminals" that could be switched on and off by other pulses. This breakthrough has been explored previously, but only now is there resources to make it possible. This could lead scientists to more advanced research on the 3-D chip.

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http://www.livescience.com/technology/nanoelectronics-memory-chips-101001.html

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Poison Mutualism!

This picture shows a "hairy rope" climbing up a tree. This is a form of mutualism because both the poison and tree are benefiting. The symbiotic relationship of mutualism is when two organisms benefit from each other. This is an example of this, because the tree benefits from the protection of the poison. Also, the poison benefits from the tree by receiving all the necessary supplies.

Trees of Death!

Look at this beautiful biotic limiting factor. This tree is an important part of nature. This tree limits the area around it by limiting the sunlight for the surrounding shrubs. The tree also limits the grass under it by releasing acidic fluids. The tree does this so it doesn't have to compete with other trees and shrubs.

Higher risk of heart disease for short people!!!!!!!!!!

50 years of controversy finally coming to an end. Your height matters if you want to live long and healthy. Gender doesn't matter either. Studies show that short adults are 1.5 times more likely to die from a heart attack, cardiovascular or heart disease. As heart disease claims short adults more likely, it may be because of the health of the people. Short healthy people are more likely to live than an obese tall person. Height is a factor in heart disease, but its not the only factor. Your height as a child could also be a factor in this startling discovery. Studies also show that kids that are born short are short as adults. Unhealthy people are just as perceptible to heart disease as normal short people.

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Scientists can read your brain?!?!?!?!?!?!

Scientists can read your brain using a commonly used system-Brain scans. Brain scans can read your brain when you are reminiscing on a memory. One example they used was when they brought volunteers to watch similar videos. Then the scientists ask the volunteers to remember what they had watched. When the scientists scan their brains there is a trace of memory. The scientists use an algorithm to find a trace and pattern in the volunteers memory. Scientists now wish to bring them back to see a slowly diminishing trace or diminished trace.

Source: http://www.livescience.com/health/mind-reading-brain-scans-100311.html